Hey Riddle Riddle - Patreon Preview #285: The Real Housewives of Riddle City

Episode Date: August 23, 2024

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You know, JPC, you've been sort of a strong naysayer. I'm flipping through my notes about Hey Riddle Riddle over the years. Of reality TV, you're making fun of it. Yep. You're making fun of Mariah when she's watching it. For sure. You're making fun of me when I bring it up on the show. Absolutely.

Why the sudden change of heart? You know, I think that really what it was is that no reality television show has ever interested me in the way that this one does. And I know when I first heard that they're going to do a new franchise of The Real Housewives, I was like, look, I've seen, unfortunately, I've seen a bunch of Real Housewives, but only in that state of like when you're half paying attention to something because it's like playing in your house, but you're not like actively watching it That's how I've consumed it all and none of it has interested me Atlanta. Okay. I've been there a couple of times. It's a fine city Potomac don't even know where that is. Couldn't pick couldn't pick it on a map

New York City Pu stinky garbage all the streets pizza rats. No, P.U., stinky garbage all the streets. Pizza rats, no thanks. No thanks. But then when I heard about this new franchise, I was like, that speaks to me in a way that I absolutely have to find. But I was curious, what's your guys experience

with The Real Housewives? I've never seen a single episode. I feel like I've maybe seen clips back when Talk Soup was a thing. Okay. Remember Talk Soup? Yeah. Is that still a thing? It couldn't possibly be.

Was it with Joel McHale? When I watched it, it was Greg Kinnear. Wow. Then it was, I want to say, John Henson, or sorry, Hal Sparks. Then there's a guy named John Henson John Henson with like a little bit of gray in his hair. Like a little Patrick.

Oh also, Adil, you got a little bit of soup on your beard, grandpa. Sorry. Wait a second. Was Joel McHale ever talk soup? Joel McHale was talk soup. Okay. And then I think after him it was one other person

and then it maybe went the way of the dodo. But I remember seeing clips on there and being like, what is going on with the flipping of tables and the screaming of women? But I guess it had legs. And GBC for me, I've seen five to six different seasons over the years. Okay.

Not always 100% sure what city, what's going on. So I've watched a couple of seasons of Salt Lake City. I used to watch Orange County, a little bit of Beverly Hills, and then I watched the old New York. I think I've actually I'm counting now. Maybe it's more like eight to nine seasons. And then I watched the reboot season of New York recently. That's the most recent one is they recast

all of the New York housewives to be young fresh faces. Thank God. Yeah. Erin, this is a legit question. For the real housewives of Salt Lake City, were any of them married to the same man? No. Okay.

But wasn't one person like married to their step-grandpa? Yes. No. Yes. Sorry, I pushed Attgrandpa? Yes. No. Yes. Sorry, I pushed Attle down a hole. No. Yeah, that one, I will say, was a messy, messy, messy, messy, mess.

Obviously, that was a genius idea because they're all Mormon, but they all are drinking on the show. Yeah. And Salt Lake City culture is just crazy anyway in terms of the vanity and the upkeep that they're like the amount of plastic surgery these women are getting. And that was the show that one of them was stealing from old people and ended up going

to jail. Yeah. I remember watching that one in the house and learning a lot about that because of how much of how much drama there was as that was like unfolding in real time on the show. And I'm like, if you are going if if you are, A, stealing money from old people, you really don't want that to be on television. And B, you really don't want like, there to be a bunch of evidence of it

for when that trial comes up that they've like filmed you doing this shit. Oh, Casey said, that's the only one I've watched any of. What do you think Casey, 10 out of 10? That sounds like the best one. A lot of people watch that one. Yeah, it is. Well, I also thought, Casey says 11 out of 10. I also. That sounds like the best one. A lot of people watch that one. Yeah, it is.

Well, I also thought, in case it says 11 out of 10, I also thought that that was the best one, but then I got Over the Wire, I mean, and this is possibly even breaking news for people that are listening. You got Over the Wire? That there is a new series, a new location of The Real Housewives, and they are finally doing

A Real Housewives of Riddle City. Shut up. No, I swear, Aaron, this is true, I swear. How much are we getting for that? Good cue. How much money are we getting for that? I think it's kind of one of those things where, and I don't know how this works,

but it might be in the public domain now, because we haven't touched that idea for like three, four years. So. Shit. Has it really been four years since we've been back to the, I think it might be. Well, okay, two things I'd like to say.

One, currently writing a musical that's been taking years and years to take place there. Those don't sort of happen overnight, you know? I also don't think that they. They aren't in there any time. They don't count work that you're like doing, they count work that is really- They should!

They should, yeah. But also, it's just, this is interesting because like, so there's a new show, sorry, I'm just doing the math, from a fictional city that we created, and now it's in the public domain, so people can do, it's like, great Gatsby. So people are, Riddle City IP

is just gonna be popping up everywhere. Well, yeah, hey, here's what we could do, let's's people going to do it. It's a great gap to be. So people at Riddle City IP is just going to be popping up everywhere. Well, yeah. Hey, here's what we could do. Let's not think too hard about it. Oh, OK. I love when we do that. Oh, god, guys, I love when we do that. Do you guys just want to?

And again, I rented this spooky house, and I invited you both over here. Do you guys want to just watch an episode? Yeah, when Erin pushed me down that well, and I went, whoa, there was a VHS tape at the bottom of it that says Real Housewives of Riddle City. So that must be the pilot Uh, yeah, I guess so. I mean I was gonna watch the one that I DVR'd but let's do the VHS from the well It's so funny when we try to chant together because we're all in a delay, it's Zoom. No, I'm just kidding.

I was trying to chant after you guys. Shut up. Zip. AddleJPC, this is my first time listening to Hey Riddleriddle and it is exciting. This is fun, I'm having fun. Oh, it feels like you should have listened to it for the edits and whatnot.

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Yeah. And also while you're at it, just image search minions. Look at these guys are so freaking cute. Coming up on this episode of Real Housewives of Riddle City. I wanted to ask you a question. Did you get Cleary's French Fries' birthday? Birthday? And I'm doing Big Quote's birthday invitation? Oh my god, it was obnoxious.

Yeah. Delivered on a 20x40 poster board in a limousine. Oh interesting. Yours was delivered on a 20 by 40 poster board in a limousine? Yeah, limousine had one of those sunroofs and it drove by my house honking. Somebody put the poster board through the sunroof, held it out while they honked, and I just had to get all the information in one fell swoop as it went by. I feel like I remember it. I keep saying it over over my head like a driver like a license plate when a crime happens. Why is it Chauncey that my husband can have dalliances, can have affairs to

his heart's content but if he catches me even one time with one of my mini butlers, I suddenly get financially ruined? That's the patriarchy at work, ma'am. Nothing Chauncey can do about that. Don't suck up to me by saying patriarchy, Chauncey. Girls rule, boys drool, ma'am. Alright, Chauncey, tell me about some of these outfits that we have to try on today. Well, we have the emerald dress made of emeralds, of course. Theresa? Mmm?

I know you're really disappointed you didn't get an invite to Clarice's birthday party, but I would like to invite you as my plus one and then she'll be sorry. Mmm, I love that. I love that for us. And I don't know if I've told you this, but I'm making it my whole personality. My name is Teresa Fillimore, but I am the daughter of President Millard Fillmore. Pfft, I was frozen for 100 years.

And to throw people off the scent, I added an A to my last name, Fillimore, so people didn't realize I was the frozen daughter of former President Millard Philmore. More champagne? We have some bad news. Oh, God. We have not received all of the RSVPs from the core group.

What do you mean? Well, the cutoff date was two days ago. And we are still technically missing RSVPs from Maria CVS, Jessica diamonds, Misty pips, Callipy, Clementine and Teresa Fillmore, even though Teresa Fillmore was not invited. Oh, what is that? fingers your dress? touches your dress? What are you fingering my dress? Teresa? Are you a ghost? What are you doing? What is that? A touch is your dress. What is that? Why are you fingering my dress? Theresa, are you a ghost? What are you doing?

What is that? Um, cashmere? I'm Clarice French Fries and I don't need a GPS to find the drama. I'm Maria CVS and I'm always fully stocked on cold medicine. My name's Kaliope Clementine. When I'm with these bitches I'm at the circus. Hi my name is Misty Pibbs. My hobbies include drinking wine, starting sentences, and that's it. I'm Jessica Diamonds. They say diamonds are a girl's best friend, but I don't have friends. I just have more diamonds.

My name is Teresa Fillimore, and sometimes I vacation in the Poconos, but around here, it's more like slap these hoes. Listen to the rest of the episode now by starting your free 7 day trial at patreon.com slash hey riddle riddle.